All flash storage for dummies

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Flash technology has made quite a splash in the storageindustry. Offering superior speed and reliability when compared to disk‐based and hybrid flash systems, all‐flash storage has proven to be cost‐effective for an increasingly wide range of enterprise applications. All‐Flash Storage For Dummies, NetApp Special Edition, explores the expanding role of all‐flash storage in the enterprise. Although all‐flash systems were originally used to accelerate performance for dedicated, missioncritical applications, they’re now replacing disk systems as the preferred storage infrastructure for virtualized environments. Meanwhile, new scale‐out solutions have emerged that streamline IT operations and reduce the cost of data centers designed to run the cloud services of the future.